{"id":872,"date":"2020-02-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginetta.com\/news\/ginetta-announces-shoot-out-for-factory-drive-opportunity\/"},"modified":"2023-01-09T14:25:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T14:25:47","slug":"ginetta-announces-shoot-out-for-factory-drive-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginetta.com\/us\/news\/ginetta-announces-shoot-out-for-factory-drive-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Ginetta announces Shoot-Out for Factory Drive Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The opportunity to join the rarefied ranks of professional racing drivers will be by invitation to selected competitors who take up a grid slot on any of Ginetta\u2019s 2020 championships or race a Ginetta in any other series anywhere in the world. The top 3 championship finishers in the Ginetta G55 Supercup will be guaranteed a place in the evaluation that will take place at the end of the 2020 season.<\/p>\n<p>The award will provide the selected candidate with a full-time position as a Ginetta factory development driver, with access to, and development responsibilities for the full suite of Ginetta race cars. These include the entry level G40 to Ginetta\u2019s renowned prototypes including the company\u2019s peerless new P3 customer car and the factory LMP1 car that currently contests the 2019\/20 World Endurance Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Ginetta\u2019s Chairman, Lawrence Tomlinson, said, \u201c<em>Motor racing can be a difficult sport to penetrate. We firmly believe in breaking down these barriers at Ginetta and opening up more ways for people to get on track, whether for the very first time at a track day, or by providing a step-up for talented youngsters with our Junior scholarship programme. Today\u2019s announcement overcomes another of these hurdles for progressing drivers seeking to join the elite ranks of paid, professional racers<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The development role will be mentored by Ginetta\u2019s two LMP1 factory drivers, Charlie Robertson and Mike Simpson, and will give the winning candidate full access to all of Ginetta\u2019s driver development facilities that include the <a href=\"https:\/\/simtrack.co.uk\/\">SIMTrack<\/a> suite, the company\u2019s test track facilities at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blytonpark.co.uk\/\">Blyton Park<\/a>, and dedicated track day school, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.want2race.co.uk\/\">Want2Race<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The full-time salaried position includes a supported season\u2019s drive with a Ginetta customer team for the 2021 season, with the appointment made on the strength of a series of competitive evaluations that will take place at the end of the 2020 season<u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opportunity to join the rarefied ranks of professional racing drivers will be by invitation to selected competitors who take up a grid slot on any of Ginetta\u2019s 2020 championships or race a Ginetta in any other series anywhere in the world. 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